ok, so I tell my wife, be careful the pipes get hot... well, she set the heal of her shoe on the pipes. Anyone one got tips on removing this? I should have just kept it solo.[:@]

 

Oven cleaner seems to work pretty well. My wife's bike seems to pick these up, and the oven cleaner does a good job of removing them. Acetone might work well too.

 

applied while Hot? Cold? Got any further input as to the way you're using it (oven cleaner) to such good result?

Inquiring minds are.... inquiring.

 

Supposedly warm the bike up and spray easy off oven cleaner on a towel. Wipe the hot pipe and the stuff stuck on the pipe will cme off. I would then repolish my pipes. I have not tried this but do not spray it directly on the bike as easy off will eat through the poweder coat on other parts of the bike. Good luck.

 

Watch what kind of towel you use, I must of used on made with nylon or something, it melted right to the pipe[:@]. Made a dime size spot into a half dollar size.[&:]I got it all cleaned off, but what a mess.


Brian

 

I used wd-40 to get a bootscuff off the pipes.Did it while it was warm and it came off with a lillte rubbing.

 

I use the oven cleaner warm (and would use acetone cold). I let the cleaner sit for about 5 minutes, then wipe it off with a towel. You could use a piece of cardboard to prevent overspray. Easy-off worked fine for me.
Another trick I've heard of, but didn't have success with, was using a double-edged razor blade to scrape it off. Fortunately, my wife hasn't discovered the scratch mark![:@]

 

Razor blade will leave little scratches, learned that one the hard way.[:@]


Brian

 

Thanx for the input guys... I am gonna make her ride barefoot if it happends again...LOL J/K!

 

haha! That'd stop the problem REAL quick